Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels › hubcap/cover. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheels › Hubcap/Cover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH A REAR WHEEL HUB SPINDLE. INTERNAL CRACKS MAY BE PRESENT ON THE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE.
Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO FAIL AFFECTING THE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DUCATI 996BIP. WHILE RIDING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND DRIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE STATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE SERVICE STATION MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE FUSES CHECKED. THE FUSES WERE INTACT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WERE OIL RELATED FAILURES AND THAT THE OIL WAS NOT THE PROPER OIL HE SHOULD BE USING. THE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,400.
CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NHTSA 99V360000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99V360000 CONCERNING WHEELS: DISC: SPIDER. DEALER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO SEND PART/ TOOL TO DEALERS TO CHECK TO SEE IF CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED. IN FACT, THERE IS ONLY ONE PART/TOOL MANUFACTURED WHICH CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS PART/TOOL WILL BE SEND BY MANUFACTURER FROM STATE TO STATE. AFTER EACH STATE HAS INDIVIDUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLES/ MOTORCYCLES SOLD IN THAT STATE, THE PART/TOOL WILL BE SHIPPED TO DEALERS. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Dec 23, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.